12-letter words containing a, d, i, c, t
- inadvertency — inadvertence.
- incandescent — (of light) produced by incandescence.
- incapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of incapsulate.
- incarcerated — to imprison; confine.
- incidentally — apart or aside from the main subject of attention, discussion, etc.; by the way; parenthetically.
- incoordinate — not coordinate; not coordinated.
- incorporated — legally incorporated, as a company.
- increditable — (rare) Incapable of being believed; not creditable.
- incriminated — Simple past tense and past participle of incriminate.
- indelicately — In an indelicate manner.
- indexicality — (philosophy) The quality or state of being indexical.
- india chintz — a sturdy, heavyweight fabric constructed in a figured weave, used especially in upholstery.
- indicational — providing an indication; indicative
- indicatively — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
- indirect tax — a tax levied indirectly, as one levied on commodities before they reach the consumer but ultimately paid by the consumer as part of the market price.
- indoctrinate — to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
- indoleacetic — as in indoleacetic acid, a naturally-occurring plant growth hormone
- indomethacin — a substance, C 19 H 16 ClNO 4 , with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic properties: used in the treatment of certain kinds of arthritis and gout.
- inexactitude — the quality or state of being inexact or inaccurate; inexactness.
- infanticidal — the act of killing an infant.
- infanticides — Plural form of infanticide.
- infraduction — (medicine) The turning downward of a part, especially of the eye.
- initial code — a system used in the U.S. to facilitate the delivery of mail, consisting of a five- or nine-digit code printed directly after the address, the first five digits (initial code) indicating the state and post office or postal zone, the last four (expanded code) the box section or number, portion of a rural route, building, or other specific delivery location.
- inside track — the inner, or shorter, track of a racecourse.
- intercalated — to interpolate; interpose.
- interchanged — Simple past tense and past participle of interchange.
- intermediacy — the state of being intermediate or of acting intermediately.
- intexticated — (of a driver) distracted while writing or reading a text message on a mobile phone
- intracardiac — endocardial (def 1).
- intracardial — situated within, or injected into, the heart
- irda control — (standard) (IrDA-C, formerly IrBUS) Infrared standard from IrDA. IrDA Control is a low speed communication standard that allows cordless peripherals such as keyboards, mice, game pads, and joysticks to interact with intelligent host devices. Host devices include PCs, home appliances, game machines, and television and web set-top boxes. IrDA Control supports data rates of 75 Kbps at up to 8 metres, and is designed to integrate with devices that use USB HID. Parts and products featuring IrDA Control are expected in 1998. See also IrDA Data, AIR.
- isodiametric — having equal diameters or axes.
- judicatories — Plural form of judicatory.
- ketoacidosis — (pathology) A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs.
- ketoaciduria — (pathology) The presence of (excess) ketoacids in the urine.
- landscapists — Plural form of landscapist.
- latchkey kid — variant form of latchkey child
- locus standi — the right of a party to appear and be heard before a court
- longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
- machairodont — having sabre-like teeth; sabre-toothed
- machicolated — Having machicolations.
- magnetic dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- matricentred — Matricentric.
- matriculated — Be enrolled at a college or university.
- media center — a library, usually in school, that contains and encourages the use of audiovisual media and associated equipment as well as books, periodicals, and the like.
- medical unit — a group of doctors and nurses working as part of a larger organization, such as the armed forces or a prison
- medicine hat — a city in SE Alberta, in SW Canada.
- melodramatic — of, like, or befitting melodrama.
- methodically — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.